Governance, reporting and the screening capstone

Module 05 / 5 · 60 min

See who owns sustainability in a bank, how it is reported without greenwashing, and complete the screening of all ten capstone applications.

In this module you will learn to

Describe the role of the board and management in overseeing E&S and climate risk
Explain what a sustainability report contains and how greenwashing happens
Check a green portfolio claim against eligibility criteria
Screen ten loan applications, assign categories and propose conditions

Built on

Erudite Africa course specification: 4.d Sustainable Finance and ESG, Level 1 Beginner (October 2026)
Erudite Africa: Ethiopian Context program overview and regulatory register (October 2026)
NBE directives as listed in the lessons: SBB/90/2024 and SBB/91/2024; Environmental Impact Assessment Proclamation No. 299/2002
A commercial bank's Revised Credit Procedure Manual (2025), unnamed
World Bank Group: Ethiopia Country Climate and Development Report (2024) and Making Ethiopia's Financial Sector Work for Women (2024)
International frameworks: UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking, IFC Performance Standards and exclusion list, ICMA Green Bond Principles, Basel Committee climate risk principles

Examples and organizations are fictional. Apply your own organization's approved policies.